I mentioned in my autumn trends overview that I’ve got some style posts coming where I will either take an old favourite and restyle it or create a look based on vintage pieces. This is a deliberate attempt to curb my tendency to constantly buy new, exciting stuff; or at least not to encourage it. This is how most of us dress, after all – it is rare that we buy a full look, we mix old things with the new. And considering where the planet is heading, we should be doing much more of it and consciously train our styling muscles instead of the buying ones (I know most of you are better at it than I am).

So here we go, with this all-cream outfit. I have been obsessed with winter whites for a couple of years now and I much prefer a creamy white to a stark one. This is not a value judgement, I just find softer whites easier to wear – especially with my pasty winter skin. It is also no news that I’m a fan of tonal dressing. I did an all-beige and then an all-rust look some time ago and I think it’s still a great way to achieve serious impact relatively effortlessly.

The cream cashmere jumper here is several seasons old and the type of thing I will continue to wear for years (roll-neck cashmere jumpers are my most-worn winter pieces). I usually pair it with my pencil skirts, a look I wear to death during colder months. This time, however, I’ve gone with these Massimo Dutti trousers, which are relatively new and beautiful quality. As the colour and the cut are both rather classic, I don’t expect these to look dated any time soon.

The most trendy element of the entire look are the boots. You cannot really tell, but they are knee-high and slightly slouchy, exactly as they should be this season. As this also happens to be one of my favourite styles of footwear, it’s a good time to invest. In this case, the investment wasn’t debilitating – the boots are from Zara’s sustainable line and cost me 119 euros. Full disclosure: I bought a similar beige pair last year.

There is something exhilarating about wearing white in November, the worst time to be alive in Estonia (probably also the worst time to be dead, tbc). I hear those of you who say that it’s incredibly impractical and indeed, there are easier things to wear. But frankly, it hasn’t felt particularly perilous and somewhat surprisingly, there have been no incidents. An unexpected plus is that unlike my dark clothes, this outfit doesn’t show my constantly shedding blond hair. The boots I just wipe clean and they still look good.

How do you feel about cream? Knee-high boots? Buying less stuff?

Roll-neck by From Future, trousers by Massimo Dutti Limited Edition, boots by Zara Join Life. Images by Getter Kuusmaa.